Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
| characteristic | total sample (n = 163) | geriatric outpatients (n = 106) | LTCF residents (n = 57) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (Mean ±SD) | 83.5 ± 6 | 82.9 ± 6 | 84.6 ± 7 |
| Gender, N (%) females | 105 (64) | 66 (62) | 39 (68) |
| Diagnoses, N (%) | |||
| Alzheimer disease | 73 (45) | 41 (39) | 32 (56) |
| Cognitive disorder NOS | 21 (13) | 20 (19) | 1 (2) |
| Dementia NOS | 28 (17) | 17 (16) | 11 (19) |
| Frontotemporal dementia | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Mild cognitive impairment | 5 (3) | 5 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Mixed dementia | 10 (6) | 8 (7) | 2 (4) |
| Parkinson's dementia | 3 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 (2) |
| Vascular dementia | 17 (10) | 8 (8) | 9 (16) |
| Vascular cognitive impairment | 3 (2) | 3 (3) | 0 (0) |
| MMSE mean (±SD) | 16.8 (±7.5) | 20.6 (±4.6) | 10.0 (±7.0) |
| MMSE level, N (%) | |||
| 30–25 Normal/questionable | 24 (15) | 23 (22) | 1 (2) |
| 24–21 Mild | 40 (25) | 35 (33) | 5 (9) |
| 20–10 Moderate | 66 (41) | 43 (41) | 23 (40) |
| 9–0 Severe | 30 (18) | 2 (2) | 28 (49) |
| CPS category, N (%) | |||
| 0–1 Normal/borderline | 30 (18) | 24 (23) | 6 (10) |
| 2 Mild | 75 (46) | 57 (54) | 18 (32) |
| 3 Moderate | 27 (17) | 9 (9) | 18 (32) |
| 4,5,6 (Very) severe | 25 (15) | 10 (9) | 15 (26) |